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| Semester | fall semester 2018 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | David Bozzini (david.bozzini@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | During the last three decades, digital technologies have increasingly been pervading human activities worldwide. This seminar explores the impact this digital shift is having on practices, institutions and social organizations in Western societies. To what extent has the digital turn brought social change? What digital culture(s) denotes in the current anthropological/sociological literature and how can we delineate this notion? We aim to deliberate over these general questions throughout the exploration of several domains of anthropological inquiry: labour, law, politics, art and personal relationships. After a few introductory reading sessions, each of the aforementioned domains will be discussed for a period of two weeks. Students will be responsible to explore a theme and present their conclusions in the classroom. They will have the opportunity to research and discuss questions such as: What is digital labour? How Free and Open Source Software initiatives have reinvented labour relationships and collaborations? How copyrights and privacy are reconsidered in the digital era? How digital initiatives interact with national politics? How digital media impacts the organization of social movements? How the digital has permeated the artistic field? Are there new digital social relationships and how can we define new digital patterns and strategies in connection with offline/face-to-face interactions? |
| Learning objectives | Social and cultural change is examined through the exploration of the digital turn and its alleged impact on human organizations and practices. |
| Bibliography | A reference list will be distributed at the beginning of the semester and the core texts will be online on ADAM. A couple of documentaries will be shown and discussed in the classroom during the semester. |
| Comments | Laptop and mobile devices can be used in class only for the purpose of the course. Other uses (messaging, emails, browsing, games, etc.) are not acceptable as they affect learning and participation in class and can distract others. |
| Admission requirements | Grundstudium abgeschlossen. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist aus Gründen der Qualitätssicherung der Lehre auf 20 beschränkt. Die Teilnehmenden werden nach Fachrichtung, Studiengang und in der Reihenfolge ihrer Anmeldung auf die Liste gesetzt. Wer im Rahmen von Auslandaufenthalten und von Austauschprogrammen in Basel studiert wird unabhängig vom Listenplatz immer aufgenommen. |
| Course application | Inscription through MONA, questions can be forwarded to david.bozzini@unibas.ch Lehrveranstaltungen mit beschränkter Teilnehmerzahl können ab 01.08.2018 bis 01.09.2018 über MOnA belegt werden. Die Zuteilung erfolgt durch die Dozierenden. Bis 10.09.2018 erhalten alle definitiv aufgenommenen Studierenden eine Bestätigungsmail des Dozierenden. Wer an der ersten Sitzung einer Veranstaltung dennoch unentschuldigt fehlt, wird von der Liste gestrichen. In der ersten Sitzung einer Veranstaltung oder per Mail in der Woche der ersten Sitzung erfahren Studierende auf einer Warteposition, ob sie doch teilnehmen können. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul "Research Lab" Kulturanthropologie (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul: Methoden und Felder der Kulturanthropologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul: Theorien der Kultur BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul: Theorien der Kultur MA (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Students must complete the readings before each session and to actively participate in classroom discussions. They will prepare a presentation and discussion during the semester. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaft und Europäische Ethnologie |